# US 2026/0093566 A1 · Systems and methods for compute orchestration utilizing distributed runners > Agents: this data is available as JSON from the patentgrep API and MCP server — see https://patentgrep.com/llms.txt - Number: US 2026/0093566 A1 - Document ID: US20260093566A1 - Status: Published application - Kind: A1 - Application number: 18/901,459 - Filed: 2024-09-30 - Published: 2026-04-02 - Earliest claimed: 2024-09-30 - Assignees: Clarifai, Inc. - Applicants: Clarifai, Inc. - Inventors: Matthew D. Zeiler; David Joshua Eigen - Web page: https://patentgrep.com/patent/US20260093566A1 ## CPC - G06F 9/547: {Remote procedure calls [RPC]; Web services} - G06F 9/5027: {the resource being a machine, e.g. CPUs, Servers, Terminals} - G06F 9/5055: {considering software capabilities, i.e. software resources associated or available to the machine} - G06F 9/5072: {Grid computing} - G06F 9/54: Interprogram communication - G06F 9/541: {via adapters, e.g. between incompatible applications} - G06F 9/542: {Event management; Broadcasting; Multicasting; Notifications} - G06F 9/546: {Message passing systems or structures, e.g. queues} - G06F 2209/544: Remote - G06F: ELECTRIC DIGITAL DATA PROCESSING (computer systems based on specific computational models G06N) ## Abstract Systems, methods and computer program code are provided for processing compute workflows or task requests in a distributed environment. ## Claims ### Claim 1 A computer implemented method to respond to a task request, the method comprising: receiving, at a control plane, a task request message, the task request message including information identifying a task to be performed, information identifying an application, and information identifying a requestor, the control plane in communication with a plurality of applications of a compute plane such that communication between the control plane and the compute plane is only initiated from the compute plane; receiving, by the control plane, a plurality of requests for work messages, each request for work message received from a runner application associated with a processor of compute plane over one of (i) a bidirectional streaming connection and (ii) a long polling communication protocol connection; determining, by the control plane, a selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages that is compatible with the task request message; transmitting, by the control plane, the task request message to the runner application associated with the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages; receiving, from the runner application associated with the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages, a response to the task request message; and transmitting the response to the task request message to the requestor. ### Claim 2 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the long polling communication protocol connection is an HTTPS connection. ### Claim 3 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the long polling communication protocol is a long polling loop that is completed upon receiving the response to the task request message. ### Claim 4 (canceled) ### Claim 5 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising: determining, by the control plane, that none of the plurality of requests for work messages is compatible with the task request message; causing installation of application software compatible with the information identifying the application in the task request message and associating the application software with a first runner; and receiving a first request for work message from the first runner, wherein the selected one of the plurality of requests for work message is the first request for work message. ### Claim 6 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the compute plane includes a plurality of processors, each processor associated with a respective runner. ### Claim 7 (depends on 5) The method of claim 5, wherein the compute plane is at least one of (i) geographically, and (ii) logically separate from the control plane. ### Claim 8 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein at least one of the plurality of processors is located on premise, and at least a second one of the plurality of processors is cloud hosted. ### Claim 9 (depends on 6) The method of claim 6, wherein the control plane is hosted in a first cloud environment and the compute plane is hosted in a second cloud environment. ### Claim 10 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, wherein the bi-directional stream connection is at least one of (i) an RPC connection, and (ii) a socket connection. ### Claim 11 (depends on 1) The method of claim 1, further comprising a second control plane, the method further comprising: routing the task request message to the control plane, wherein the routing is based on information contained in the task request message. ### Claim 12 (depends on 1) method of claim 1, wherein determining a selected one of the plurality of requests for work message that is compatible with the task request message is based at least in part on: (i) the information identifying the requestor and (ii) the information identifying an application. ### Claim 13 A system, comprising: a processing unit; and a memory storage device including program code that when executed by the processing unit causes the system to: receive, at a control plane, a task request message, the task request message including information identifying a task to be performed, information identifying an application, and information identifying a requestor, the control plane in communication with a plurality of applications of a compute plane such that communication between the control plane and the compute plane is only initiated from the compute plane; receive, by the control plane, a plurality of requests for work messages, each request for work message received from a runner application associated with a processor of a compute plane over one of (i) a bidirectional streaming connection and (ii) a long polling communication protocol connection; determine, by the control plane, a selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages that is compatible with the task request message; transmit, by the control plane, the task request message to the runner application associated with the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages; receive, from the runner application associated with the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages, a response to the task request message; and transmit the response to the task request message to the requestor. ### Claim 14 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the the long polling communication protocol connection is an HTTPS connection. ### Claim 15 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the long polling communication protocol a long polling loop that is completed upon receiving the response to the task request message. ### Claim 16 (canceled) ### Claim 17 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein the memory storage device further includes program code that when executed by the processing unit causes the system to: determine, by the control plane, that none of the plurality of requests for work messages is compatible with the task request message; cause installation of application software compatible with the information identifying the application in the task request message and associating the application software with a first runner; and receive a first request for work message from the first runner, wherein the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages is the first request for work message. ### Claim 18 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, further comprising a second control plane, memory storage device further including program code that when executed by the processing unit causes the system to: route the task request message to the control plane, wherein the routing is based on information contained in the task request message. ### Claim 19 (depends on 13) The system of claim 13, wherein determining a selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages that is compatible with the task request message is based at least in part on: (i) information identifying a user associated with the task request message and (ii) information identifying an application associated with the task request message. ### Claim 20 A non-transitory, machine-readable medium comprising instructions thereon that, when executed by a processor, cause the processor to execute operations to perform a method, the method comprising: receiving, at a control plane, a task request message, the task request message including information identifying a task to be performed, information identifying an application, and information identifying a requestor, the control plane in communication with a plurality of applications of a compute plane such that communication between the control plane and the compute plane is only initiated from the compute plane; receiving, by the control plane, a plurality of requests for work messages, each request for work message received from a runner application associated with a processor of a compute plane over one of (i) a bidirectional streaming connection and (ii) a long polling communication protocol connection; determining, by the control plane, a selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages that is compatible with the task request message; transmitting, by the control plane, the task request message to the runner application associated with the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages; receiving, from the runner application associated with the selected one of the plurality of requests for work messages, a response to the task request message; and transmitting the response to the task request message to the requestor.